Aboriginal Identity (9), Age (20), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details aboriginal identity , age , registered or treaty indian status and sex for the population in private households in Canada

Age (20)	Aboriginal identity (9)
	Total - Aboriginal identity^Footnote 2	Aboriginal identity^Footnote 3	Single Aboriginal responses^Footnote 4	First Nations (North American Indian)^Footnote 5	Métis	Inuk (Inuit)	Multiple Aboriginal responses^Footnote 6	Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere ^Footnote 7	Non-Aboriginal identity
Total - Age	34,460,065	1,673,785	1,629,800	977,230	587,540	65,025	21,310	22,670	32,786,280
0 to 24 years	10,048,770	732,255	715,105	456,530	225,090	33,480	9,495	7,655	9,316,520
0 to 14 years	5,817,050	448,865	438,310	285,825	130,985	21,495	6,015	4,550	5,368,180
0 to 4 years	1,891,500	145,645	142,245	92,445	42,425	7,380	1,955	1,450	1,745,855
5 to 9 years	2,011,280	157,040	153,270	101,105	44,575	7,595	2,165	1,595	1,854,245
10 to 14 years	1,914,265	146,185	142,785	92,280	43,990	6,520	1,890	1,505	1,768,085
15 to 24 years	4,231,725	283,385	276,795	170,700	94,100	11,990	3,480	3,110	3,948,340
15 to 19 years	2,010,045	144,860	141,365	88,105	47,180	6,085	1,900	1,595	1,865,190
20 to 24 years	2,221,675	138,530	135,430	82,600	46,925	5,905	1,585	1,515	2,083,145
25 years and over	24,411,290	941,530	914,700	520,705	362,455	31,545	11,815	15,010	23,469,765
25 to 64 years	18,931,385	819,860	798,450	458,630	311,340	28,480	9,810	11,595	18,111,525
25 to 54 years	14,076,325	650,955	635,525	371,490	239,835	24,195	7,455	7,970	13,425,370
25 to 34 years	4,576,575	235,905	230,425	136,920	83,585	9,915	2,830	2,655	4,340,675
35 to 44 years	4,507,775	202,855	198,285	116,630	74,185	7,470	2,285	2,285	4,304,920
45 to 54 years	4,991,975	212,195	206,815	117,945	82,065	6,805	2,340	3,040	4,779,785
55 to 64 years	4,855,060	168,910	162,930	87,140	71,505	4,285	2,355	3,625	4,686,150
65 years and over	5,479,905	121,665	116,250	62,075	51,115	3,065	2,005	3,415	5,358,245
65 to 74 years	3,327,265	86,410	82,625	43,610	36,825	2,190	1,445	2,340	3,240,850
75 years and over	2,152,645	35,255	33,625	18,460	14,290	875	555	1,075	2,117,390
Average age	40.5	32.1	32.0	30.6	34.7	27.7	32.4	39.1	40.9

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

Symbol ...

not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population.


For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 3

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Footnote 4

'Single Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are in only one Aboriginal group, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 5

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For additional information, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 6

'Multiple Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 7

'Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere' includes persons who are not First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit), but who have Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016155.